30years ago...

[bruce aussie]

Bruce, those motorbikes are ****in awesome

Suzuki GS750's, 850's, 1000's Kwaka 750's 900's and 1000's Honda 750's, 900's and a Honda six in one photo. Mel's brand new 1100 Katana is in there. This ride was the first time I saw a Katana other than in Revs. Two of the boys used to ride down on there Bonneville's but they would lag behind a bit between fuel stops.

 

[bruce aussie]

Great pics Bruce ... now organise a driver and come to RDU and Tassie with us .. you can be the official photographer

Not this year. Next time RDU is in QLD I'll be organizing something. I missed something good from Warwick on Thursday arvo and the Friday ride.

 

[Rough-but-slow]

1990 my 3rd roadbike & favourite till I got my rocket

 

[Bluemarlin]

At the old toll gates on the Gateway Bridge on our way to Maryboura 1990. My brand new Softail with the saddlebags.

Looks like my old Z1! Best $2500 I ever spent! That was a lot of money in '72

 

[bruce aussie]

1985 the year the NSW TRG went over the top. This is at the shopping centre in Bathurst loading the ute's up. That would be a 22 year old me with the smoke in my gob. The same everywhere you go some blokes get in and organize stuff and others just wait back at the camp for it to happen.

Russell, Scotty, Paddy, Robin in the back Mel, (Vale Phill Smith in the back with the beer life got too much for him 2 or 3 years after this was taken) and Eddie or the Captian as we nick named him he's the the mate out of all my mate's who makes it happen. No matter where or what it is. Liaising with the police, organizing somewhere to camp, beer, wether to fight or flee, weekends away. If it wasn't for this bloke I would have led a fairly sheltered life and he still answers to Captian.

 

[CanberraR3]

Hope you left room in the ute for a bottle of sherry for the girls mate.